Members of the Chicago Teachers Union voted overwhelmingly on Sunday to continue teaching from home as the city planned to begin in-person education on Monday:
Breaking: Chicago Teachers Union members vote to defy Chicago Public Schools' reopening plans and continue working from home tomorrow because of health and safety concerns, a source says. About 86% of CTU members voted, and 71% of those members approved the collective action
— Nader Issa (@NaderDIssa) January 24, 2021
And now it looks like this won’t happen:
Chicago Public Schools, which is the nation's third-largest district, wanted roughly 10,000 kindergarten through eighth grade teachers and other staffers to return to school Monday.
The teachers union opposes the plan. https://t.co/fqRO3c4wE8
— Mid-Michigan NOW (@midmichigannow) January 24, 2021
In comparison to past votes on labor actions, this one was actually pretty close:
To put this another way, 61% of the CTU's full membership voted to approve this resolution. The union set a 60% threshold for this vote, so this just eked — an unusually close vote for CTU labor actions.
Will give updates as I get them on what this means for classes tomorrow
— Nader Issa (@NaderDIssa) January 24, 2021
The latest news is the start date for in-person learning is pushed back to Wednesday:
Breaking: CPS officials say they "have agreed to a request from CTU leadership to push back the return of K-8 teachers and staff to Wednesday, Jan. 27 … to ensure we have the time needed to resolve our discussions without risking disruption to student learning."
— Nader Issa (@NaderDIssa) January 24, 2021
The region is expecting a major snowstorm so maybe this slight delay would’ve happened either way:
The Chicago area could see up to nine inches of snow in a major storm set to barrel through the region over the next two days. ❄️❄️❄️ https://t.co/ePL1PS9kHL
— Chicago Sun-Times (@Suntimes) January 24, 2021
We’ll keep you posted.
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